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Meat Tenderizer Tremont Historical Society	Other, Meat Tenderizer	Other, Grocery store, Structures, Commercial, Store, Butcher Shop				Meat Tenderizer Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-2443 Type: Other, Meat Tenderizer Subject: Other, Grocery store, Structures, Commercial, Store, Butcher Shop Description: Butcher tool used by Lewis Hopkins in his grocery store on Harbor Drive in Bass Harbor.
former Sawyer's store, McKinley Tremont Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	Structures, Commercial, Store				former Sawyer's store, McKinley Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-1507 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Description: Sawyer's Store, McKinley & Neptune theater, then Reeds, next to location of current post office, 2021.
The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store			In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13878 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Description: "The Cheese House was part of the Cheese House chain which had 18 cheese-shaped locations in New England. Apparently, there are only … two buildings left. The stores were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were constructed of wood with a cut-out wedge for the entrance and windows. They are 9' tall and 40' in diameter. In the late 1970s, the chain disbanded due to financial problems." - “Giant Food: Misc. Food” by Debra Jane Seltzer, Roadside Architecture.com, Accessed online 11/12/13; http://www.agilitynut.com/food/other.html The postcards for all the Cheeses Houses appear to be the same photograph. The store in Trenton was owned by Alex A. Albin and Bernice E. Albin. It closed in 1984 and the building has been for sale almost all the time since. Collectors of architectural oddities are always looking for such buildings, originally built as cheese wheels, hot dogs, clam boxes or loaves of bread. [show more]
The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Structures, Commercial, Store		1970 c.	In Copyright	The Cheese House Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12361 Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Publisher: Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont 05254 Date: 1970 c. Description: This photo is indicative of the Cheese House that was located in Trenton, Maine, but is probably not the same building. As of 2019, the building in Trenton is occupied by a Harley Davidson store.
W.H. Thurston Store Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store			In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	W.H. Thurston Store Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15146 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store
The Live Yankee Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store			In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Live Yankee Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15105 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store Description: “The Lurvey building [the Freeman J. Lurvey building on Main Street] was built as a general store and was conducted by Liston F. Smith for some years. Mr. Smith came to this vicinity some years previous and went over Mount Desert Island with a pedlar's [Sic] cart, calling himself "The Live Yankee." When he settled down to storekeeping- this was on his sign and by this cognomen he was known to most of the people. Later he moved his goods to one of the stores in the basement of the Masonic Hall where he was in business until failing health forced him to retire.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 148-149. [show more]
The Captain's Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Structures, Commercial, Store			In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Captain's Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15106 Type: Reference Subject: Structures, Commercial, Store
Searl's Store on Main Street Southwest Harbor Public Library	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store	Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)		In Copyright	Searl's Store on Main Street Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-6357 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Store Business Structures, Commercial, Store Creator: Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)

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